The following outlines the time the fellow will spend in the areas of radiology and Texas Medical Center locations:
- Pediatric and adolescent CT, MRI and plain radiography at Texas Children’s Hospital: 6 months
- Image-guided procedures at Texas Children’s Hospital and West Campus: 2 months
- Adolescent MRI at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center: 1 month
- Clinical Electives in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Rheumatology: 1-1.5 months
- Research: 1.5-2 months
Responsibilities
During the typical work day, the fellow is responsible for dictating all studies assigned to their rotation. All studies are reviewed with the faculty member.
The fellows are also responsible for preparing and presenting interdepartmental conferences. The fellows are expected to deliver two noon conferences during the year, one hot seat conference and one didactic conference, on a topic of their own choosing. In addition, there are a total of six weekly and monthly multidisciplinary work conferences (rheumatology, sarcoma, sports medicine, MR arthroscopy correlation, skeletal dysplasia, and orthopedic surgery indication conferences) held in conjunction with the division of musculoskeletal imaging. After September, the fellow will be responsible for giving one-third of these conferences each month.
Moonlighting opportunities are available at Texas Children's Hospital, once the fellow has demonstrated aptitude in pediatric radiology procedures including intussusception reduction.
Research
Numerous clinical and basic science research opportunities are available. Each fellow is required to select a project at the beginning of the fellowship year, with completion of the project in time for abstract submittal to the Society for Pediatric Radiology annual meeting (abstract deadline typically in October). Accepted scientific abstracts will be presented by the fellows at the meeting (expenses paid by the department).
Conferences
Fellows are expected to attend daily noon didactic and hot seat conferences and weekly fellows’ conferences.
Additionally, over 25 interdepartmental conferences are available, varying from weekly (orthopaedic surgery indications conference, tumor board, Pediatric Surgery Rad-Path conference) and monthly (rheumatology, sarcoma, sports medicine, MR arthroscopy correlation, and skeletal dysplasia conference).
Training Sites
Our fellows train at the following affiliate locations:
- West Tower (inpatient and emergency services)
- Abercrombie Building (inpatient services, medical staff services)
- Clinical Care Center (outpatient services)
- Feigin Center (research facilities)
- Texas Children’s Hospital – West Campus (inpatient, outpatient and emergency services in a community setting)
- Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women (women’s imaging services)
- Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (outpatient services)
Research Lab:
- Small Animal Imaging Facility
